Which to use
“verübt” is a verb and “verübten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,513
- “verübt” frequency rank
- #39,115
- “verübten” frequency rank
- 52628
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verübt | verübten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verüben | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verübt |
Where the eye mixes verübt and verübten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. verübt runs 6 letters (CVCVCC) against verübten's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between verübt and verübten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verübt is [fɛɐ̯ˈʔyːpt] while verübten is [fɛɐ̯ˈʔyːptn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “verübt” sits inside “verübten”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52628, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verübt is recorded at frequency rank #13,513, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʔyːpt]. verübten is at rank #39,115, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʔyːptn̩].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 52628, this pair ranks #1,089,419 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verübt vs verübten
Shared letters: bertvü. Private to "verübt": -. Private to "verübten": n.
"verübt" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "verübten" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verübt" and "verübten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "verübt" or "verübten"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "verübt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verübten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,089,419 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verübt" and "verübten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verorten vs verübten". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,089,419 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.